Apr 24 Tucker Carlson out at Fox News, ‘agreed to part ways,’ network says By David Bauder, Associated Press The network said in a press release Monday that the popular and controversial prime-time host's last program aired on Friday. Continue reading
Apr 24 Officials to investigate case involving homeowner shooting at car after wrong turn By Terry Spencer, Associated Press The couple whose car was fired on was making a grocery delivery when they turned into the wrong driveway. The shooter says he fired after the car ran over his foot. The couple denies that. Continue reading
Apr 24 Former police officer who shot Breonna Taylor has new job in law enforcement By Associated Press Taylor, a Black woman, was killed in March 2020 by police executing a narcotics search warrant. None of the three white officers who fired into Taylor’s home were charged by a grand jury in her death. Continue reading
Apr 24 Len Goodman, long-serving ‘Dancing with the Stars’ judge, dies at 78 By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Goodman was also a recipient of the Carl Alan Award in recognition of outstanding contributions to dance. Continue reading
Apr 24 Minnesota officer who killed Daunte Wright in 2021 released from prison By Associated Press Potter, a white officer for a suburban Minneapolis department, fatally shot Wright, 20, who was Black, during a traffic stop in April 2021. The shooting happened during the trial of Derek Chauvin, the officer who killed George Floyd. Continue reading
Apr 24 Gunfire at prom after-party in Texas injures 9 teens, police say By Associated Press Deputies in Jasper County said they responded just after midnight to shots fired at a home where the party was held and found nine victims with gunshot wounds that were not life-threatening. Continue reading
Apr 24 Trial to begin for man who killed 11 at Tree of Life synagogue in 2018 By Peter Smith, Mark Scolforo, Associated Press The shooting was the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history. Continue reading
Apr 24 Book ban attempts soared in 2022. Here are the 13 most targeted titles By Joshua Barajas A graphic novel that explores gender identity and sexuality has topped the list of the most challenged books in the U.S. for the second year in a row. Continue reading
Apr 23 Analysis: Why the American front door can be a perilous border between public and private space By Ted Anthony, Associated Press In a land where private property is venerated and “get off my lawn” has become a mantra of jokey crankiness, the American front door is the landscape’s most intimate and personal of borders, the place where the public sphere encounters… Continue reading
Apr 23 Long war in Ukraine highlights need for U.S. Army to modernize ammo production By Marc Levy, Associated Press The invasion of Ukraine revealed that the U.S. stockpile of 155 mm shells and those of European allies were unprepared to support a major and ongoing conventional land war, sending them scrambling to bolster production. Continue reading